Registration For Japan’s Largest Marathon Will End Soon

The Osaka Marathon‘s organising committee has started accepting applications for this year’s event. The marathon, which is in its sixth year, opened for registration last week on 8 April 2016 and is scheduled to take place on 30October 2016, Sunday.

The Osaka Marathon is the largest of that kind in Japan, with about 32,000 runners from Japan and abroad. The marathon route will pass many popular and scenic places in the city, such as the Osaka Castle and Dotonbori and Midosuji avenues, with an estimated 1.3 million people cheering from the roadside.

2015 saw a growing interest abroad in the Osaka Marathon, with over 7,000 runners from overseas registering for its 5th instalment.

To make registration easier, the organisers have set up registration websites in Japanese, English, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Korean and Thai. They have also set up international contacts for inquiries.

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